Koda

Well, the first weekend is over, and Koda seems to feel much more at home now. He already comes barrelling into the kitchen for his food and water, and then it's right back to chasing poor Whisky, then to jump onto still sleepy Micah who isn't used to all this early morning energy, and back into the kitchen to see Mommy and Daddy for some more water and kibble.

He's a bundle of joy, and he's had us cracking up time and time again in these 2 short days. I must admit I expected him to be quite whiny at night, but since he's had the pleasure of cuddling up to Micah, he has instead gone right to sleep every night at bedtime. We thought about buying Koda his own crate, since Micah was crate trained, and it worked fabulously, but we instead decided to let him bunk in her crate with her, until he's comfortable on his own. The only time Micah was even in her crate anymore these days, was when we're gone for a full days' work, or expecting the landlord to show up for repairs. She hasn't slept in it overnight at all this year, and if we were gone for shopping or a half day at work, then she's always just stayed in our bedroom.


So last night we thought maybe Koda would like to sleep in the crate, and we'd let Micah sleep by our bed where she usually sleeps, since Koda now seemed comfortable sleeping alone. So we put him in her crate, and closed the door. He immediately plunked himself into a corner, and went to sleep. Great, right? Nope, Micah wanted to get in with him. Say what? That's right - she didn't want to sleep in her spot - she wanted to be in the crate with the puppy, and kept nudging the door until we opened it, and let her in. Then she laid down right beside Koda, and both went to sleep for the whole night, without a sound.


So not only did Koda take to Micah, but Micah also totally adopted Koda. It's awesome! I'm sure Micah is not a perfect replacement for Koda's mommy, but it seems that she's the next best thing, and I think they'll have a great bond with eachother over their lifetimes.


Hiding behind the rope toy he stole from Micah:



At grandma Henry's house:



With Daddy after his bath (I think daddy got wetter than the puppy..haha!):

Micah makes a good pillow when you're tired...